Stan Osborne

Stan Osborne joined Aldine ISD in August 2022 from Southside ISD, where he has served as the chief financial officer since 2018. Osborne directed all operations, student services, and business functions through team leadership. In his role, he served as the school bond program manager, direct supervisor of facility maintenance, construction, and real-estate manager. As a cabinet member, he served as an advisor to the superintendent.

Before serving as Southside ISD’s CFO, Osborne served as director of accounting for Pasadena ISD from 2017 to 2018.

He began his career in education in 2000 in Yukon-Koyukuk School District in Fairbanks, AK, serving as chief financial officer and the chief operations officer before joining Socorro Consolidated Schools (New Mexico) in 2005, serving as executive director of finance/chief of operations. He returned to Alaska in 2009 to serve another period with the Yukon-Koyukuk School District.

While in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District and Socorro Consolidated Schools, Osborne managed large-scale projects and successfully rebuilt business office procedures and staffing to support all business functions, including directorship of nutrition services, student transportation, and facility service programs, including school bond projects. Osborne gained experience leading decisions in maintenance and operational services and all accounting activities.

In 2011, he joined Griego Professional Services as director of business services/CFO/COO. Osborne provided operational management of the accounting team, nutrition services, student transportation and registrations, and facility services programs for eight charter school locations. He ensured compliance with state and federal agencies and collected data to drive process improvements.

Osborne joined Houston ISD as assistant controller/interim controller in 2013. During his four years with HISD, Osborne was directly involved with departmental budgeting and inventory actions, a $3 billion-dollar budget, and provided customer service support. He also served as a special project leader.

The military veteran served 13 years in the United States Air Force, where he was a decorated officer and a Director of Logistics/Resources. He holds a bachelor’s degree in administration and political science from the University of Nebraska and a master’s degree in administrative leadership from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Osborne also holds a Registered Texas School Business Administrator (RTSBA) certification through the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO). He is a Texas Education Commissioner appointed Texas Education Agency (TEA) monitor/conservator.